A new analysis suggests modern satellite networks could suffer catastrophic collisions within days of losing control during a major solar storm. The phrase “House of Cards” is often associated today with a Netflix political drama, but its original meaning refers to a structure that is inherently
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Gigantic Wave in The Pacific Was The Most Extreme ‘Rogue Wave’ on Record
In November 2020, a freak wave appeared, lifting a lone buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters (58 feet) high.
A few years later, the four-story wall of water was confirmed to be the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded.
Such an extraordinary event is thought to happen only once every 1,300 years. And if the buoy hadn’t been taken for a ride, we might never have known it had occurred.
Perception is a process of inference, not an account of ‘reality’
Anil Seth explains why our conscious experience is a world we build from the inside out, rather than from the outside in
NF-κB activation enhances STING signaling by altering microtubule-mediated STING trafficking
(Cell Reports 42, 112185; March 28, 2023)
In our article published on March 28, 2023, the representative image for the cGAMP-treated group was inadvertently replaced with that of the control group in STING-KO cells in Figure 7A, resulting in two control panels being displayed. Similarly, the representative image of the control group of WT cells was inadvertently replaced with that of STING-KO cells in Figure S8A, resulting in two control panels of STING-KO cells being displayed. The errors occurred during figure preparation. The authors have carefully re-examined the original data and now provide the corrected version of the figure panels, which accurately present the appropriate control and treated groups.
The errors and their corrections do not affect any of the conclusions reported in the original manuscript. The authors sincerely apologize for any confusion or inconvenience these errors may have caused.
CERN’s Future Circular Collider project gets $1 billion funding
In a historic first for the laboratory, CERN has received $1 billion in private donations to support the development of the Future Circular Collider (FCC).
This philanthropic backing marks a shift in CERN’s 72-year funding history as it seeks to bridge the gap for the project’s estimated $18 billion price tag.
It comes from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation, the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund, and billionaire entrepreneurs John Elkann and Xavier Niel. Together, they pledged a combined $1 billion in late December 2025 to jumpstart the project.
